24/7 Wall St. In its weekly report issued yesterday, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) noted that rail carloads of petroleum rose 50.8% in the week, compared to the same week a year ago. For the year to date, U.S. railroads have hauled 54.1% more petroleum ... and more »
Yahoo! News NEW YORK (Reuters) - Enbridge Energy Partners said it may be forced to shut down an 80,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) oil -loading rail terminal in North Dakota unless the amount of potentially deadly hydrogen sulfide in crude oil delivered to the facility ... and more »
UPI.com PARIS, May 14 (UPI) -- The International Energy Agency said it has concerns about the safety of oil cargoes carried by rail in the United States. The IEA sai...
Christian Science Monitor (blog) And while pipeline tariffs might be cheaper than rail , the additional fees add up: producers often have to shell out trucking fees to a pipeline-connected battery, plus diluent fees (diluent makes heavy oil flow in the pipe better) and perhaps a fee to ... and more »
CNBC.com The near $20 premium North Sea Brent held for much of 2012 over U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) has fallen to less than $8 a barrel, the lowest sin...
Iraq Oil Report In a shabby, rusty train that had just left Baghdad for the southern city of Basra, Riyadh Saleh moved restlessly from carriage to carriage, searching for a comfortable, air-conditioned seat. Saleh was one of about 200 passengers taking a 25-year-old ... and more »
FuelFix (blog) The alternative, hauling crude by rail , may be worse, said Charles Ebinger, director of the Brookings Institution's energy security initiative. A U.S. d...
Progressive Rail Roading The project includes a rail expansion to load unit trains of crude, and the construction of additional rail -car loading stations and a long-term oil gathering system. An additional 20,000 feet of track is slated to be laid by August to accommodate the ...
KVEW Just in case, crews from the Washington State Department of Ecology prepare for the worst today. This afternoon, they suited up in Richland's Columbia Point Marina ...
Motley Fool There's a storm brewing in 2013, and it has major implications for U.S. rail infrastructure. Two important things are happening simultaneously: Agricultural production is gradually migrating to the north and west, and unconventional oil and gas ...
